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a nice statement from john kerry. i assume, by all account, until there's something we don't know, he's going to be nominated for secretary of state. >> yes, i think he will. what is interesting about john kerry is he has been out there publicly defending susan rice, saying that she would be a terrific secretary of state even as everyone knew that it's a job that he's coveted forever but being a statesman and someone who is a team player and someone who knows, likes susan rice, he went out of his way on capitol hill to defend her should she be nominated for that job. >> do you have any idea what is is going to happen for nomination as far as secretary of state is concerned? >> there hasn't been anyone else discussed. susan rice -- the main opposition was from the right but a little bit of drumbeat on the left from her record in africa that was an interesting development towards all of this. all of the signs are that senator kerry could sale through the one concern has been, can you hold his seat in a special election
a nice statement from john kerry. i assume, by all account, until there's something we don't know, he's going to be nominated for secretary of state. >> yes, i think he will. what is interesting about john kerry is he has been out there publicly defending susan rice, saying that she would be a terrific secretary of state even as everyone knew that it's a job that he's coveted forever but being a statesman and someone who is a team player and someone who knows, likes susan rice, he went...
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you have challenged john boehner. i mean, what you put out there, it may sound -- may sound very normal and calm and compromise-filled to many. but perhaps to him, it's a little bit of a slap in the face. have you talked to him about it directly? >> yeah, of course. i mean, look, i deal with the speaker on a regular basis. and he knows, look, i'm never going to undercut him and he knows when the tough votes come, and they're going to come, that i'll be there to try and support him and help him. so he's not going to scold me because i offered in private, you know, my advice that was solicited and then when it was leaked actually defended in public. i don't think he would expect me to do anything else. >> well, it's good. it's good you stand by what you said. and i know we have to applaud when anyone chooses to do that in washington, sir. thank you so much. appreciate your time, congressman cole. >> thank you, erin. >>> a man who stood by what he said, even though it flew in the face of what others like grover norquist
you have challenged john boehner. i mean, what you put out there, it may sound -- may sound very normal and calm and compromise-filled to many. but perhaps to him, it's a little bit of a slap in the face. have you talked to him about it directly? >> yeah, of course. i mean, look, i deal with the speaker on a regular basis. and he knows, look, i'm never going to undercut him and he knows when the tough votes come, and they're going to come, that i'll be there to try and support him and...
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john zarrella, thank you so much. >> john boehner is just about to speak. he met with house republicans about his latest offer to president obama. dana bash is here. is he coming out? >> reporter: we think so. to recap what we have is $800 billion in new revenue and republican congressman from all points on the political spectrum told us that the conference seems to be pretty unified hype the speaker when it comes to the process that they understand that they are going to have to make some concessions and at the end of the day the key thing is to keep the discussions going. one thing that we did hear is a little inside baseball but certainly ruffling feathers here is that a few of the conservative -- most conservative members of congress were removed from key committees. and we're told that two of those members who were removed actually stood up and complained. you know, these are members who were on important committees, like the budget committee and financial services and this is not just upsetting people internally but mostly upsetting conservatives outs
john zarrella, thank you so much. >> john boehner is just about to speak. he met with house republicans about his latest offer to president obama. dana bash is here. is he coming out? >> reporter: we think so. to recap what we have is $800 billion in new revenue and republican congressman from all points on the political spectrum told us that the conference seems to be pretty unified hype the speaker when it comes to the process that they understand that they are going to have to...
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>> john, good morning. we expect perhaps as soon as later today to learn the name of the navy seal who died in this hostage rescue attempt. dr. joseph of the nonprofit medical agency that was working in afghanistan kidnapped by the taliban, he was rescued. but, of course, this navy seal died in that attempt. what we now know is that this man was a member of seal team six. actually known inside the military as the special warfare development group. the same elite team that went on the osama bin laden raid. we don't know yet if this fallen seal was part of the bin laden mission. the president even putting out a statement about this late yesterday saying, "he gave his life for his fellow americans, and he and his teammates remind us once more of the selfless service that allows our nation to stay strong, safe, and free." and, of course, it's a good moment to pause, isn't it, and remember all of those who serve and the fallen. the u.s. military this year so far, john, has lost 305 in afghanistan. >> so importan
>> john, good morning. we expect perhaps as soon as later today to learn the name of the navy seal who died in this hostage rescue attempt. dr. joseph of the nonprofit medical agency that was working in afghanistan kidnapped by the taliban, he was rescued. but, of course, this navy seal died in that attempt. what we now know is that this man was a member of seal team six. actually known inside the military as the special warfare development group. the same elite team that went on the...
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>> the silence seems to be golden, john. remember last week when all the players involved seem to be posturing and positioning and talking about negotiations? not so much, at least in the past few days. we know president obama and house speaker john boehner had a one-on-one meeting, right, on sunday, their first since mid-november. what were the details from that meeting and from the ongoing discussions? they're not really -- both sides are not really being forthcoming with what the substance of those conversations, both sides yesterday, the white house and the republican leadership put out statements. they're essentially the same. i'll read just one from boehner's press secretary. discussions with the white house are taking place but we have no detail to share about the substance of those conversations. the republican offer made last week remains the republican offer and we continue to wait for the president to identify the spending cuts he's willing to make as part of the balanced approach he promised the american people.
>> the silence seems to be golden, john. remember last week when all the players involved seem to be posturing and positioning and talking about negotiations? not so much, at least in the past few days. we know president obama and house speaker john boehner had a one-on-one meeting, right, on sunday, their first since mid-november. what were the details from that meeting and from the ongoing discussions? they're not really -- both sides are not really being forthcoming with what the...
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i really admire john because he suffered for our country. and i hang around these guys because i feel young and smart, but the truth of the matter is john has been a war hero in the true sense of the word, but during the iraq war, we were one vote away from setting a deadline to withdraw, and joe was the only democrat who would cross over. so when you talk about bipartisanship, i think you really are trying to talk about courage. joe has the courage of his convictions. it drove him out of his own party. and i don't think there's much of that going on any time in american history, particularly now, so so without 9/11, without the iraq war, without afghanistan, without the challenges we face, we'd just be three friends and we've become a force to lead because other people will. >> he supported me in 2008 and yet when the democrats in majority, they still made him the chairman of one of the most important committees in the entire senate, the homeland security committee. i've never seen quite that level of respect. by the way, one of the things
i really admire john because he suffered for our country. and i hang around these guys because i feel young and smart, but the truth of the matter is john has been a war hero in the true sense of the word, but during the iraq war, we were one vote away from setting a deadline to withdraw, and joe was the only democrat who would cross over. so when you talk about bipartisanship, i think you really are trying to talk about courage. joe has the courage of his convictions. it drove him out of his...
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. >>> and president obama and house speaker john boehner are talking again. but that is about the only thing close to progress in efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff. president obama used his weekly address insisting he is ready to make the tough decisions on spending cuts. >> i am willing to make more entitlement spending cuts on top of the one trillion in spending cuts i signed into law last year. but if we're serious about reducing our deficit while still investing in things like education and research that are important to growing our economy, and if we're serious about protecting middle class families then we're also going to have to ask the wealthiest americans to pay higher tax rates. that is one principle i wouldn't compromise on. >> speaker john boehner has a different view. he says the president needs to abandon what he called his "my way or the highway approach," in his words. if the president does that a lot of things are possible. >>> syrian rebels are battling army units around the capital. activists say 26 people were killed in the damascus subur
. >>> and president obama and house speaker john boehner are talking again. but that is about the only thing close to progress in efforts to avoid the fiscal cliff. president obama used his weekly address insisting he is ready to make the tough decisions on spending cuts. >> i am willing to make more entitlement spending cuts on top of the one trillion in spending cuts i signed into law last year. but if we're serious about reducing our deficit while still investing in things...
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am i the only one who notices that, john? >> well, this is ron -- >> ron, i'm sorry. >> no, i think senator mccain makes some very good points about susan rice, and i think he's clearly frustrated about her comments that were made. i think he's frustrated about the fact she came to capitol hill and wasn't able to convince him nor lindsey graham or senator susan collins that she would be a good nominee to be secretary of state. so, you know, i think that's what you're hearing in his voice right now is a lot of frustration. >> i'm not only talking about this particular issue. we're going to get into the meat of that, but i'm talking about other issues, fiscal cliff and on and on and on. it just appears that way. lena, you heard some people talking about civil leaders with atrocities. how do you think that will play into it? >> i think that will become a point of discussion, but what was said about her written role in africa, it's very nuanced and i think very biased. i think if she is nominated, and we have to remember she has
am i the only one who notices that, john? >> well, this is ron -- >> ron, i'm sorry. >> no, i think senator mccain makes some very good points about susan rice, and i think he's clearly frustrated about her comments that were made. i think he's frustrated about the fact she came to capitol hill and wasn't able to convince him nor lindsey graham or senator susan collins that she would be a good nominee to be secretary of state. so, you know, i think that's what you're hearing...
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i want to bring in john avalon right now. this is what i find incredible we are getting so focused on the deal and the politics of a deal and going off the cliff and if the cliff is a slope and missing the overall picture which is that we have a bigger crisis than anybody's talking about. >> that's a great point and exactly right and what they have been warning about. look. politics is the art of the possible and near term that focus on $4 trillion, $2 trillion, look how hard that is to get to. it doesn't begin to solve the larger problem. we need to get economic growth and cuts in ways that this congress can't contemplate. >> thank you. now let's bring in bill gross, founder of pimco. they said we're talking now and getting a deal done and focused on this whatever it's going to be. as you have pointed out, we could need $16 trillion. erskine bowles said you were absolutely right. what happens if we settle on what washington thinks is a big win? let's call it $3 trillion. >> i think $3 trillion, $4 trillion will be a sufficie
i want to bring in john avalon right now. this is what i find incredible we are getting so focused on the deal and the politics of a deal and going off the cliff and if the cliff is a slope and missing the overall picture which is that we have a bigger crisis than anybody's talking about. >> that's a great point and exactly right and what they have been warning about. look. politics is the art of the possible and near term that focus on $4 trillion, $2 trillion, look how hard that is to...
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out front tonight, john. i made my point, they're still very important to send real letters, but the house didn't pass the bill. that means there's no law. why not? >> this is the oldest problem. the senate passed the bipartisan bill. it wasn't perfect, but they got a bill done. that was april. sin then, crickets. nada. the house has put forward their own bill. here we are left in the last days of the year and they're trying to cobble together a deal. partisan politics stopped it moving forward in the past. all of that idealogical good, that's the good news, the bad news, two defaults hasn't woken up this coness. >> they're losing $25 million a day. and the problem is democrats and republicans agree on one thing. they want votes. a lot of things you have to do to save the post office, they're one of the largest employers in the country. they're losing jobs. >> the senate had a bipartisan bill. it would have cut about 100,000. the post office in general wasn't happy with it -- >> we could get rid of saturday d
out front tonight, john. i made my point, they're still very important to send real letters, but the house didn't pass the bill. that means there's no law. why not? >> this is the oldest problem. the senate passed the bipartisan bill. it wasn't perfect, but they got a bill done. that was april. sin then, crickets. nada. the house has put forward their own bill. here we are left in the last days of the year and they're trying to cobble together a deal. partisan politics stopped it moving...
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i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin." starting point" with soledad o'brien starts right now. >> good morning. welcome, everybody. the starting point this morning, behind closed doors, president owe became gentleman and house speaker boehner meet in a surprise closed door session trying to hammer out a fiscal cliff deal. >>> what makes a person black? my new documentary sparks conversation about the color of your skin and how it defines who you are. who is black in america? >>> you may start feeling less pain at the pump. gas prices are crashing and how long will it last? just ahead. >>> a mexican american singer, a superstar, dies in a plane crash. now her fans in mourning. we'll have details, straight ahead. >>> a packed two hours for you. new york mayor cory booker will join us. and poet journalist, angela davis will join us as well. gold medal olympic gymnast gabby douglas has written a new book. and judy chu is with us, and the macks join us, and singer adam lambert. monday, december 10th. and "starting point" begins
i'm john berman. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin." starting point" with soledad o'brien starts right now. >> good morning. welcome, everybody. the starting point this morning, behind closed doors, president owe became gentleman and house speaker boehner meet in a surprise closed door session trying to hammer out a fiscal cliff deal. >>> what makes a person black? my new documentary sparks conversation about the color of your skin and how it defines who you are. who is...
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does john boehner have more control? >> they think obama can get anything through the house of representatives. but everything that has happened since the election all of the moves in the republican caucus have been about boehner consolidating control over that tea party caucus that didn't allow boehner to get a deal in 2011. >> there will be some criticism about it being two people at the table. will they get a deal done? >> i think there's some criticism from republicans about secret negotiations. i hate to break to to people in washington, but all negotiations over policy are secret in washington. that's how legislation gets done. you have to be in a room with negotiators to cut a deal. i wouldn't fret. >> they get criticized for not talking to each other and criticized for how to talk to each other. king maker, leaving before his term is up. says he could be more effective outside of the senate. what are they making of this in washington? >> a lot of people say the allure of a think tank with a big salary. >> more th
does john boehner have more control? >> they think obama can get anything through the house of representatives. but everything that has happened since the election all of the moves in the republican caucus have been about boehner consolidating control over that tea party caucus that didn't allow boehner to get a deal in 2011. >> there will be some criticism about it being two people at the table. will they get a deal done? >> i think there's some criticism from republicans...
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i will read a statement from house speaker john boehner's press secretary. discussions with the white house are taking place, but we have no detail to share about the substances of those conversations. the republican offer made last week remains the republican offer and we continue to wait for the president to identify the spending cuts he's willing to make as part of the balanced approach he promised the american people. obviously, the president is saying he is waiting as well, soledad. waiting for republicans to identify how exactly they plan to specifically make up the 8$80 billion in revenue they are offering. and the president yesterday took to michigan, basically standing firm on his commitment that no deal for him could pass muster unless it raises tax rates on the wealthiest. soledad. >> we're reading into the silence this morning. >> the tea leaves. >> thank you. appreciate it. in a few minutes, talking about all of this, congressman steve israel, our guest, straight ahead? and john berman with a look at other stories making news. >> a deafening sil
i will read a statement from house speaker john boehner's press secretary. discussions with the white house are taking place, but we have no detail to share about the substances of those conversations. the republican offer made last week remains the republican offer and we continue to wait for the president to identify the spending cuts he's willing to make as part of the balanced approach he promised the american people. obviously, the president is saying he is waiting as well, soledad....
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john, cnn contributor, thanks. nice to see you. >> nice to have you here. >> a hollywood film so close to reality it's raising eyebrows in washington. "zero dark thirty" is about the capture of osama bin laden and some on capitol hill are wondering how much access the filmmakers had to classified information. >>> welcome back to "early start." the film "zero dark thirty" about the hunt for osama bin laden will be a major oscar player, but even before it opens, the film is courting controversy with questions about unprecedented and some inappropriate access to classified information. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr spoke to the filmmakers. >> don't think she's a little young for the hard stuff? >> washington says she's a killer. >> it's a hollywood spy thriller with as much oscar buzz as it has controversy. "zero dark thirty," the story of the hunt for osama bin laden, from the oscar-winning powerhouse team of katherine big ga lo and mark bo, recreates how it all happened from the female cia analyst who fin
john, cnn contributor, thanks. nice to see you. >> nice to have you here. >> a hollywood film so close to reality it's raising eyebrows in washington. "zero dark thirty" is about the capture of osama bin laden and some on capitol hill are wondering how much access the filmmakers had to classified information. >>> welcome back to "early start." the film "zero dark thirty" about the hunt for osama bin laden will be a major oscar player, but even...
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do you think john boehner is the guy who's going to get this done? is he going to be able to lead your party to consensus? >> i don't know the answer to that question. what he's trying to do is to mitigate the damage that obama would do with these massive increases in rates. impasse is not an option. means everybody's taxes go up, but if the president has his way, taxes are going to go up on those very wealthy folks making over 200,000, but most are small businesses filing a subchapter s companies, about 88% of net small business income will be for these taxes when we're depending on them to create two-thirds of the new jobs. boehner's trying to mitigate that mess. i wish him luck. something's going to f to have to give. >> from everything i've heard is that we are realistically, there's two options for country. one, go over the cliff. the other, extend the bush tax cuts for the 98% of americans. everyone who makes under $200,000 a year if they're single. those seem to be the two choices. between those, which do you pick? >> but, if we do that and ra
do you think john boehner is the guy who's going to get this done? is he going to be able to lead your party to consensus? >> i don't know the answer to that question. what he's trying to do is to mitigate the damage that obama would do with these massive increases in rates. impasse is not an option. means everybody's taxes go up, but if the president has his way, taxes are going to go up on those very wealthy folks making over 200,000, but most are small businesses filing a subchapter s...
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so you're saying he wants socialism, john mccain wants socialism. richard thornburgh wants socialism. >> i'm sure you have more than once criticized president bush for not having the capacity to understand all the issues. >> actually, i haven't. >> i don't think he understood this particular issue. >> you've also claimed this treaty will ban spanking in america it will determine how many parking spaces a church has set aside for disabled people. again, there is not anything in this treaty that changes u.s. law. in fact, a lot of this is based on the americans with disabilities act which is the gold standard which i think you even support. and it doesn't alter u.s. law. >> anderson, you're just wrong about that. >> i have an ll in public international law from the university of london. >> i'm sure you're much smarter than i. >> maybe on this particular -- i have studied this subject. if you wrote that statement, if john kerry wrote that statement on an international law exam where i teach that subject, i would flunk you. >> but you're alleging someho
so you're saying he wants socialism, john mccain wants socialism. richard thornburgh wants socialism. >> i'm sure you have more than once criticized president bush for not having the capacity to understand all the issues. >> actually, i haven't. >> i don't think he understood this particular issue. >> you've also claimed this treaty will ban spanking in america it will determine how many parking spaces a church has set aside for disabled people. again, there is not...
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secretary. >> senator john mccain jokingly gave the cabinet post nod to democrat john kerry, the senate foreign relations committee chairman. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and would be easily confirmed by his colleagues. >> kerry is also list as a potential defense secretary to replace leon panetta. it's a list that includes michelle flornoy. and former nebraska senator, chuck hagel, a republican, could represent a teach across the aisle. >> we are in a stronger position today as a country than we were in '08. >> reporter: treasury secretary tim geithner said he will stay at his post at least until inauguration. and the chief of staff is often named as a potential replacement. a poll asked if he thought president obama would pick good cabinet members. 58% said they thought he would. 42% said he would not. emily schmidt, cnn, washington. >> the u.s. military wants its people to be invisible, literally. and somebody will pocket a lot of money if they can come up with the camouflage of the future. and we're not talking about leaves and sticks here, and chris lawre
secretary. >> senator john mccain jokingly gave the cabinet post nod to democrat john kerry, the senate foreign relations committee chairman. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and would be easily confirmed by his colleagues. >> kerry is also list as a potential defense secretary to replace leon panetta. it's a list that includes michelle flornoy. and former nebraska senator, chuck hagel, a republican, could represent a teach across the aisle. >> we...
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john avalon is "outfront" on this story right now. this is a tightrope for the president, john. >> it is. it's fascinating a brand new quinnipiac poll illustrates what a tough situation this is. for the first time, a narrow majority of americans, 51%, support legalizing marijuana. but here's where it gets politically interesting. when you break it down by party i.d., 58% of democrats and independents support legalizing marijuana. clear majority. only 31% of republicans do, however. so it's a fascinating shift where liberals and independents are saying, look. states rights at least on this issue. more individual liberty. and republicans are being more traditionalist about their attitudes. final point, this poll makes very clear it's a generational shift. just a second ago you were talking about the evolution of this issue of same-sex marriage. same thing with marijuana legalization. clear majorities of americans under age 44 supporting legalization. only 35%, however, of senior citizens supporting marijuana legalization. so a generatio
john avalon is "outfront" on this story right now. this is a tightrope for the president, john. >> it is. it's fascinating a brand new quinnipiac poll illustrates what a tough situation this is. for the first time, a narrow majority of americans, 51%, support legalizing marijuana. but here's where it gets politically interesting. when you break it down by party i.d., 58% of democrats and independents support legalizing marijuana. clear majority. only 31% of republicans do,...
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and what he's going to say, only john knows. that's usually the way john likes is it. and as far as what's going on, he apparently got out of belize and he's apparently happy to stay in guatemala for the moment. and that's all you can really say. he had insinuated to me he was going to run. he didn't say guatemala. i pretty much figured that out though because his girlfriend is from there and she is the uncle of the man who is now representing john mcafee. >> when you found him and he was in disguise, i remember you talking about it. i mean, that he was literally completely changed his look and his face. what struck you about him? i mean, is he crazy? >> well, beyond the whackiness of the disguise that didn't fool anybody. that was the first indicator of, oh, boy, this is really going to be something here 37 but when we sat down with him and talked with him, what struck me the most is here's a man that can speak to you so clearly, concisely. he's very well spoken, intelligent thoughts, but he's saying such really off-the-wall stuff. he looks in good health. de appear n
and what he's going to say, only john knows. that's usually the way john likes is it. and as far as what's going on, he apparently got out of belize and he's apparently happy to stay in guatemala for the moment. and that's all you can really say. he had insinuated to me he was going to run. he didn't say guatemala. i pretty much figured that out though because his girlfriend is from there and she is the uncle of the man who is now representing john mcafee. >> when you found him and he was...
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>> good morning, john. no real osama bin lad obvious wa criminal history, but there have been disturbing hints about his psychological wellbeing, on his facebook page you see the words follow your dreams with "canceled" over it. and he told friends he inherited lots of money and was moving to hawaii. but everyone seems generally shocked as the person they remember as this happy go lucky popular kid in high school could do such a heinous act. here is what an ex-girlfriend told abc. >> this is the last thing i would have ever expected. especially from him. he was just too sweet. never mean to anybody. >> we're also getting a better sense of the victims this morning. such heart break. you know, taken in this incident. 54-year-old cindy yuille ashgyu dedicated mother and hospice nurse. and 45-year-old steve forsythe, a former co-worker is speaking out. >> he told me, felix there's two type of people in this world, dreammakers and dream breakers. and he said i'm a dreammaker go live out your dreams. >>> we're al
>> good morning, john. no real osama bin lad obvious wa criminal history, but there have been disturbing hints about his psychological wellbeing, on his facebook page you see the words follow your dreams with "canceled" over it. and he told friends he inherited lots of money and was moving to hawaii. but everyone seems generally shocked as the person they remember as this happy go lucky popular kid in high school could do such a heinous act. here is what an ex-girlfriend told...
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. >> senator jokingly gave the post to senator john kerry. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and easily confirmed by his colleagues. >> he's also listed as a potential defense tair th secretary. ashton carter is on the list and former nebraska senator chuck hagel, a republican, could reach across the aisle. >> we're in a much stronger position today as a country than we were in '07. >> reporter: treasury secretary tim geithner says he'll stay. jack lew is an eventual replacement. people wondering if he would pick good cabinet members. 58% thought he would. 42% said he would not. emily schmidt, cnn, washington. >> emily, thank you. >>> also in washington, bo is back. front and center on the white house holiday card. michelle obama picked a personal could. it shows bo running across the snowy lawn. she called the moment very surreal. >>> she was married to peter jennings and the late ambassador peter holbrook and now she's written a memoir about her own amazing life. we hear about her after this. >>> as a mother of a young child, i'm always looking for something fun
. >> senator jokingly gave the post to senator john kerry. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and easily confirmed by his colleagues. >> he's also listed as a potential defense tair th secretary. ashton carter is on the list and former nebraska senator chuck hagel, a republican, could reach across the aisle. >> we're in a much stronger position today as a country than we were in '07. >> reporter: treasury secretary tim geithner says he'll stay....
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>> that is where john is. i know you talked about that and you are in the hotel room face-to-face with this man. is there government corruption in belize? >> who knows if there is merit to his claims of corruption, but i can tell you this after sitting with him for an hour at the hotel, the beacon where he is staying, he absolutely believes that and each said this whole thing about the murder of the american businessman is not the story at all. it all goes back to what you mentioned. he didn't pay that bribe to the local politician and the government is out to get him. in essence would have framed him for the murder of gregory fall. that's who prompted him to leave belize illegally and end up back here in the united states. >> we know belize police want to talk to him. they are extradited back and afee said he is not worriyed at all. here's what he said last night. >> do you worry that the u.s. and belize have extra treaties? >> not the all. if i'm no front of a court there is nothing they will do to send me b
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it's a question senator john mccain has been asking. we talked to him repeatedly since the killings there began. i spoke to him earlier today. senator mccain, do you know why the administration has chosen this chemical weapons as its red line and not, say, assad's use of the air force against its own people more than as you know 40,000 syrians have died so far in this conflict. why is this the red line? >> i don't know why, anderson, but i think it's important to note that bashir al assad may interpret that as a green light for everything else. in other words, do everything up to but not including the use of chemical weapons. but at the same time, i do understand the concern about the use of nerve gas which is in their inventory, which depending on how heavily populated the area that they use it on, could result in unbelievable deaths that, you know, possibly in tens of thousands if they use the right kind of chemical weapon. so i can understand the administration's concern but maybe they don't realize that they are also sending a green
it's a question senator john mccain has been asking. we talked to him repeatedly since the killings there began. i spoke to him earlier today. senator mccain, do you know why the administration has chosen this chemical weapons as its red line and not, say, assad's use of the air force against its own people more than as you know 40,000 syrians have died so far in this conflict. why is this the red line? >> i don't know why, anderson, but i think it's important to note that bashir al assad...
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>> reporter: john, the mall will be closed today. not ideal during the middle of this holiday shopping season, but something, of course, that has to be done. at this point, authorities are not releasing the name of the shooter, they know who he is, but not 100% sure, so keeping his name withheld for the time being. at 3:30 in the afternoon yesterday, shots rang out. carrying some kind of assault rifle. he was wearing dark clothing. wearing some kind of mask as well. maybe a hockey mask. seen jogging through the macy's store, and shots rang out in the foot court area. pand money yum, people ducking for cover, including the mall's santa. here is how one witness described the scene. >> i was on the elevator going downstairs and people started saying, go up, go up, and we just didn't know what was going on. we just cried on the elevator and tried to escape. it was very scary. it was shocking experience. >> reporter: the central question this morning and always the question any time have you one of these horrible shootings, who was the sh
>> reporter: john, the mall will be closed today. not ideal during the middle of this holiday shopping season, but something, of course, that has to be done. at this point, authorities are not releasing the name of the shooter, they know who he is, but not 100% sure, so keeping his name withheld for the time being. at 3:30 in the afternoon yesterday, shots rang out. carrying some kind of assault rifle. he was wearing dark clothing. wearing some kind of mask as well. maybe a hockey mask....
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and from john, short answer. yes. parachute all inspected and packed. better you should ask the lawmakers if they're prepared for the unemployment line. keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn. next hour of "cnn newsroom" begins right now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom" -- >> three, two, one. >> the most laid back new year's celebration ever? no. a celebration of washington state's brand new pot law and, yes, those people are smoking joints. >>> facing deportation. guatemala may send a millionaire back to belize. >>> syria, chemical weapons and now possibly asylum for the man who has power to gas his own people and governor chris christie asking the feds to pay 100% for the damage left by sandy. "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning. thank you so much for being with us. i'm carol costello. we begin this morning in washington where the halls of congress are a little quieter now that house members have gone home for the weekend. the break comes with 26 days to go until the fiscal cliff deadline and after president obama and house speaker
and from john, short answer. yes. parachute all inspected and packed. better you should ask the lawmakers if they're prepared for the unemployment line. keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn. next hour of "cnn newsroom" begins right now. >>> happening now in the "newsroom" -- >> three, two, one. >> the most laid back new year's celebration ever? no. a celebration of washington state's brand new pot law and, yes, those people are smoking...
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what a long strange trip it has been for john mcafee. now his latest stop is miami. why there? we'll talk about it. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. at the chevy year-end event because chevy's giving more. more efficiency with sonic and cruze... more function in equinox and traverse... more dependability with the legendary silverado... and more style in the all-new malibu. chevy's giving more at the year-end event because 'tis the season. chevy's giving more. this holiday season, get a 2013 cruze ls for around $149 per month or get $500 holiday bonus cash. it's lots of things. all waking up. connecting to the global phenomenon we call the internet of everything. ♪ it's going
what a long strange trip it has been for john mcafee. now his latest stop is miami. why there? we'll talk about it. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, no one can. that's why ally has a raise your rate cd. ally bank. your money needs an ally. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this...
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you are john mcafee? >> i think so, yes. i am john mcafee. >> reporter: i found him three weeks later hiding in a rundown part of belize city, convinced police would kill him if they found him, even though he had not been named a suspect. are you afraid? >> wouldn't you be, sir? >> reporter: he denied any involvement in his neighbor's death and said the belize government was trying to pin fall's murder on him because mcafee had refused to pay money to a local politician. do you really believe this say vendetta by the government of belize to take you down and kill you? >> absolutely, sir. >> reporter: mcafee escaped to here, guatemala city. he hired himself a powerful attorney and even felt secure enough to go out in public. >> they have attempted to charge me. >> reporter: it was a mistake. guatemala wasn't the safe haven mcafee thought. authorities arrested him for entering the country illegally and planned to deport him back to belize. mcafee asked for asylum. when the government turned him down, he suddenly fell ill and w
you are john mcafee? >> i think so, yes. i am john mcafee. >> reporter: i found him three weeks later hiding in a rundown part of belize city, convinced police would kill him if they found him, even though he had not been named a suspect. are you afraid? >> wouldn't you be, sir? >> reporter: he denied any involvement in his neighbor's death and said the belize government was trying to pin fall's murder on him because mcafee had refused to pay money to a local politician....
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. >>> now no john mcafee. the millionaire software guru wanted in questioning in the neighbor's murder in belize. maybe you heard mcafee. got arrested in guatemala overnight. shouldn't come as much of a surprise here. the whole time supposedly on the run, he was handing out tv interviews like candy. but listen to this. now the mcafee is in jail, he is blogging from behind bars. the story just keeps getting more interesting, shall we say? more on the blogging here in a moment. but first, i have to play you this video. this is the video of his arrest. surprise-surprise. he was with a camera crew from vice.com when guatemalan police took him in. the charge, entering that country illegally. take a look here. exclusive video of vice.com. >> they're trying to arrest me. guatemalan jails have beds. >> john, where are you going? >> to jail. >> when will you be out? >> and off he goes. to think, just yesterday, mcafee was telling us he was seeking asylum in guatemala. been on the run since 10th of november for that mur
. >>> now no john mcafee. the millionaire software guru wanted in questioning in the neighbor's murder in belize. maybe you heard mcafee. got arrested in guatemala overnight. shouldn't come as much of a surprise here. the whole time supposedly on the run, he was handing out tv interviews like candy. but listen to this. now the mcafee is in jail, he is blogging from behind bars. the story just keeps getting more interesting, shall we say? more on the blogging here in a moment. but...
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i want to bring in john avlon and rahaim salan to talk this over. i don't know if we can call this momentum, serious momentum, especially since we are getting rhetoric, too. >> a little sad we get this excited to find out people are actually talking to each other in washington. but it's a reality check, sign of the times. it's always better when the two top men who got to make the decision ultimately are getting in a room without scameras and moving proposals back and forth. it's a sign of progress. is it progress in the next 48 to 72 hours? that's probably optimistic. but progress is being made because conversation is occurring. >> i hate to say this, i was really thrilled we weren't getting a whole lot the last two days which signaled to me at least maybe these guys have decided it's not good to work this out in the court of public opinion, yet now we're starting to hear a little more. good news, bad news? >> i think it's encouraging. among republicans there's an emerging view that was championed by representative cole of oklahoma, wait a second,
i want to bring in john avlon and rahaim salan to talk this over. i don't know if we can call this momentum, serious momentum, especially since we are getting rhetoric, too. >> a little sad we get this excited to find out people are actually talking to each other in washington. but it's a reality check, sign of the times. it's always better when the two top men who got to make the decision ultimately are getting in a room without scameras and moving proposals back and forth. it's a sign...
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we'll talk about it in sports with "sports illustrated" john wertheim next. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the center... working together has never worked so well. and say whatever i wanted. with "sports illustrated" jon two years ago, the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf. bp has paid over twenty-three billion dollars to help those affected and to cover cleanup costs. today, the beaches and gulf are open, and many areas are reporting their best tourism seasons in years. and bp's also committed to america. we support nearly 250,000 jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> let's
we'll talk about it in sports with "sports illustrated" john wertheim next. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidate will be rehearsing off of his phone. [ candidate ] and thanks to every young face i see out there. [ woman ] his phone is one of his biggest supporters. [ female announcer ] with cisco at the...
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secretary. >> senator john mccain jokingly gave the nomination to john kerry. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and would be easily confirmed by his colleagues. >> he is listed also to replace leon pennetta. senior democrats say ashton carter is on the list and former nebraska senator, a republican, could represent a reach across the aisle. >> we are in a stronger position today as a country than we were in '08. >> tim geithner said he will stay at his post until inauguration. and the chief of staff is often named as a potential replacement. a poll asked if he thought president obama would pick good cabinet members. 58% said they thought he would. >> the u.s. military wants its people to be invisible. and we're not talking about leaves and sticks here, and chris lawrence reports on one scientists that can make soldiers disappear. >> camouflage could mean the difference between a soldier getting shot, and going home. so a lot is riding on the next generation designed to outfit troops. it has hrpbl been eight years since the army spent $5 billion on cameo that didn't f
secretary. >> senator john mccain jokingly gave the nomination to john kerry. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and would be easily confirmed by his colleagues. >> he is listed also to replace leon pennetta. senior democrats say ashton carter is on the list and former nebraska senator, a republican, could represent a reach across the aisle. >> we are in a stronger position today as a country than we were in '08. >> tim geithner said he will...
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john, i am here for you. i'm definitely here for you guys this morning, soledad and john. we've got a lot of star power at the 70th annual golden globes this year. the nominations are just in, i'm going to get right to them for you guys, the big categories. best motion picture drama, because they come in two categories, drama and comedy, argo is nominated, django unchanged, life of pi, lincoln and zero dark thirty. all of the directors nominated for best director as well. on the comedy side, the best exotic mare gold hotel, i'm going to be saying that all award season, it's such a long title, less miserables, moonrise kingdom, salmon fishing in the yemen and silver linings playbook. for the factors on the drama side we've got daniel day lewis for lincoln, no surprise there, richard ger for arbitrage. not a surprise, he has been buzzed about, john hawkes for the session, joaquin phenix for the master, he was not nominated for a s.a.g. award yesterday so he made up for it this morning at the golden globes and denzel washington for "flight." jack black for bernie, he was buzz
john, i am here for you. i'm definitely here for you guys this morning, soledad and john. we've got a lot of star power at the 70th annual golden globes this year. the nominations are just in, i'm going to get right to them for you guys, the big categories. best motion picture drama, because they come in two categories, drama and comedy, argo is nominated, django unchanged, life of pi, lincoln and zero dark thirty. all of the directors nominated for best director as well. on the comedy side,...
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internet pioneer john mcafee is reportedly ready to fly to miami. his attorney says mcafee went to guatemala city airport to catch the flight. authorities in belize, they want to talk to him still. they want to question mcafee about the murder of his neighbor in belize. american businessman greg faull. mcafee said he had nothing to do with the neighbor's killing and fled belize to escape police persecution. >>> a tv meteorologist says she was fired from her shreveport, louisiana, tv station after she responded to this facebook comment, critical of her short hair. the critic said she looked like -- here she is, beautiful young woman, critic said she looked like a cancer patient. rhonda lee responded by saying she's comfortable with the skin and hair that god gave her, and she was fired for responding back. >> i pled for my job again, just this past friday and asked to see the policy. and was told that there isn't anything written down. so if i was in violation of something, i would also assume it would be in my employee file. there's nothing there. >
internet pioneer john mcafee is reportedly ready to fly to miami. his attorney says mcafee went to guatemala city airport to catch the flight. authorities in belize, they want to talk to him still. they want to question mcafee about the murder of his neighbor in belize. american businessman greg faull. mcafee said he had nothing to do with the neighbor's killing and fled belize to escape police persecution. >>> a tv meteorologist says she was fired from her shreveport, louisiana, tv...
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i'm christine romans in for john berman today. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. it's thursday, december 6th, 6:00 a.m. in the east. we're keeping a close eye on the developing situation in egypt. protesters have turned to deadly violence now. the presidential palace in cairo is being guarded this morning by tanks and armored personnel carriers. the streets around the palace turned violent last night as supporters and opponents of president morsi hurled rocks and molotov cocktails at each other. hundreds were injured and several were killed. they feel betrayed the by what they believe is president morsi's power grab. many now label him a dictator. ian lee joins us by phone from cairo. what's happening right now? do they have these clashes under control? >> right now there's kind of an uneasy calm in cairo. we have the republican guard, and this is the elite's unit that protects, they have tanks and armored personnel set up along with barbed wire and barricades around the presidential palace. president morsi does have thousands of supporters also around the preside
i'm christine romans in for john berman today. >> and i'm zoraida sambolin. it's thursday, december 6th, 6:00 a.m. in the east. we're keeping a close eye on the developing situation in egypt. protesters have turned to deadly violence now. the presidential palace in cairo is being guarded this morning by tanks and armored personnel carriers. the streets around the palace turned violent last night as supporters and opponents of president morsi hurled rocks and molotov cocktails at each...
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thank you. >>> john travolta and olivia newton john go back to their "grease" roots and pot smokers rejoice. it all happened in five chaotic days. we'll catch you up on the week that was, but first if your cell phone or other tech devices need recharging, new technology makes you the energy generator. cnn's gary tuchman explains in this week's "start small, think big." >> my name is aaron lemieux. i'm founder and ceo of tremont electric and the inven earth of the n power peg >> reporter: designed for hikers, bikers or anyone on the go. >> as you walk along it harvests and stores your human kinetic energy and recharges your mobile electronic devices from the energy that it harvests from you. >> peg stands for personal energy generator. >> demonstrate it simply by standing here and walking in place. >> reporter: aaron lemieux dreamed up the ideas as an engineering student in 1996. ten years later he quit his day job and started making the peg. >> he definitely started small. one person with his wife's blessing working alone in the basement full time. >> reporter: for every minute of motion le
thank you. >>> john travolta and olivia newton john go back to their "grease" roots and pot smokers rejoice. it all happened in five chaotic days. we'll catch you up on the week that was, but first if your cell phone or other tech devices need recharging, new technology makes you the energy generator. cnn's gary tuchman explains in this week's "start small, think big." >> my name is aaron lemieux. i'm founder and ceo of tremont electric and the inven earth of...
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let me let our justice correspondent joe johns explain. take a listen. >> reporter: aris chapin is a beautiful 5-year-old in the middle of a bitter custody battle between two parents at the end of a rocky marriage. >> my daughter, she's my -- she's my sparkle. she's everything. she's everything for me. >> if my daughter returns to the united states, i believe i will never see her again. >> reporter: it is a complicated legal fight dealing with international borders and treaties and important enough that the u.s. supreme court has taken the case. the last time aris was in the u.s. her father shot this video of her, but now she lives in scotland, where her mother lynn is from. a federal judge ruled that lynn could legally take aris back to scotland, despite her father's objections. he says aris shouldn't be with her mother, because lynn has a drinking problem. >> i don't think that somebody with an issue, an alcohol issue like that, can take care of a child. definitely on their own. >> reporter: as evidence, jeff points to this 2010 police v
let me let our justice correspondent joe johns explain. take a listen. >> reporter: aris chapin is a beautiful 5-year-old in the middle of a bitter custody battle between two parents at the end of a rocky marriage. >> my daughter, she's my -- she's my sparkle. she's everything. she's everything for me. >> if my daughter returns to the united states, i believe i will never see her again. >> reporter: it is a complicated legal fight dealing with international borders and...
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why so secret, john? >> reporter: hey, ted. you know, i'm not sure i want to know what's inside this one. yeah, it's called the x-37b, and this is the third orbital test flight of this unmanned vehicle. it flies up at the same altitude as a space shuttle, about 200 miles, circles the earth, and can be commanded to autonomously return back to earth. now, it has created a tremendous amount of speculation as to what it is doing up there, the last one that returned to earth earlier this year was up for 469 days, just orbiting. there's been all kinds of speculation about the fact that perhaps it is a satellite-killing machine, perhaps it is an on-demand reconnaissance vehicle, as some call it, in other words, a spy satellite. the air force says it's none of that. that basically it's been up there as a test bed, and they are testing everything from heat shields, thermal protection systems, avionics, all advanced seals, for instance. high high-temperature seals. and you can see in that video, one of those x-37bs right there. but no on
why so secret, john? >> reporter: hey, ted. you know, i'm not sure i want to know what's inside this one. yeah, it's called the x-37b, and this is the third orbital test flight of this unmanned vehicle. it flies up at the same altitude as a space shuttle, about 200 miles, circles the earth, and can be commanded to autonomously return back to earth. now, it has created a tremendous amount of speculation as to what it is doing up there, the last one that returned to earth earlier this year...
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and john travolta and olivia newton-john, they are back together again. yes, 34 years after "grease" the two are dropping an original single from their holiday album this christmas. it's called, i think you might like it. ♪ ♪ i can't help smiling >> i kind of like that. looks a little familiar there, doesn't it? just a bit. some of these moves look familiar. that's because the song was penned by the same person who wrote "you're the one that i want." i think that's going to be a hit. >> a cute little ford thunder bird. did you like that convertible? >> i think i'm pretty sure it's been a while since i've seen the movie but i'm sure they have that at the end when they're all dressed in black. >> i always wanted a thunderbird like that. >> something for the holidays perhaps. >> maybe it's not too late. they've inspired me. thank you. >>> we've been telling you about the growing fears that syria may be on the verge of using chemical weapons. up next, our own dr. sanjay gupta with a closer look at what deadly sarin gas is capable of doing to the human bod
and john travolta and olivia newton-john, they are back together again. yes, 34 years after "grease" the two are dropping an original single from their holiday album this christmas. it's called, i think you might like it. ♪ ♪ i can't help smiling >> i kind of like that. looks a little familiar there, doesn't it? just a bit. some of these moves look familiar. that's because the song was penned by the same person who wrote "you're the one that i want." i think that's...
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. >>> john berman with other stories making news. >>> the united states officially recognizing syria's opposition coalition as the representative of the syrian people. it's just a show of support. it is does not mean america will arm rebel forces. president obama talked about why the decision was made right now. >> the syrian opposition coalition is now inclusive enough. reflective and representative enough of the syrian population, that we consider them the legitimate representative of the syrian people in the asass regime. >>> hugo chavez, recovering from six hours of surgery in cuba this morning. the fourth cancer-related operation for the venezuelan president since the summer of 2011. his vice president tells the people of venezuela the procedure on chavez was complex and completed correctly and successfully. >>> so michigan, the cradle of the organized labor movement is
. >>> john berman with other stories making news. >>> the united states officially recognizing syria's opposition coalition as the representative of the syrian people. it's just a show of support. it is does not mean america will arm rebel forces. president obama talked about why the decision was made right now. >> the syrian opposition coalition is now inclusive enough. reflective and representative enough of the syrian population, that we consider them the legitimate...